Mother, Nurse and Infant / A Manual Especially Adapted for the Guidance of Mothers and Monthly Nurses, Comprising Full Instruction in Regard To Pregnancy, Preparation for Child-birth, and the Care of Mother and Child, and Designed to Impart so Much Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Midwifery, and the Proper Use of Medicines as Will Serve Intelligently to Direct the Wife, Mother and Nurse in All Emergencies.

by S. P. Sackett

Deodorant. Destroying odors.

Depurating. Cleansing from impurities.

Dens. A tooth.

Desquamation. A scaling of the cuticle.

Determination. Unusual flow to any part.

Dexter. The right.

Dia. In a day.

Diagnosis. Determining or distinguishing one disease from another.

Diaphoretic. A medicine which excites perspiration; sweating.

Diastole. The dilatation of the heart on entrance of the blood.